F Weatherhead paper bag

I came across this brown paper bag today while photographing a house
that had just been purchased for a major modernisation. It will be a
before and after series of photographs.

The bag brought back memories of what used to be a very well known
Aylesbury bookshop. It had been located in Kingsbury Square ever since
I can remember. I used to buy paperbacks from their outside display,
then school and college course books. Later over the years I
purchased many new and used books from their amazing shop. I only wish
I'd photographed the shop before it disappeared.

Using Google I couldn't trace any reference as to when the shop
closed, but Companies House showed F Weatherhead & Son Ltd was
dissolved 10/3/98.

I remember the books outside at one shilling each!!! I met the son at an auction he was after a rare copy of Baedeker,s Russia. I reckon they could have closed before 1971 I do not recall them using mickey mouse decimal currency.

Wonderful bookshop. In the 1960s a Mr Shaw worked there. He lived on Norfolk Terrace. This bookshop, and Pebble Lane library around the corner, were book heaven on many a Saturday. Thanks for post. ~ Commented with Flickr Studio for iPad.

Farnk Weatherhead snr (known as Mr) and Frank Weatherhead jnr and then the third generation Nick Weatherhead. The Bookshop was originally based in Folkstone but moved to Aylesbury at the beginning of the 2nd WW. It was further round the corner than 58 kingsbury square in Buckingham St until the 50's when Frank Jr (now owner bought 58). The shop was sold in the mid 80's to Dillons.